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树桩 (shù zhuāng) — tree stump

Definition

noun
tree stump
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 树桩。
    Gōng yuán lǐ yǒu yí gè shù zhuāng.
    There is a tree stump in the park.
  • 树桩。
    Tā zuò zài shù zhuāng shàng xiū xi.
    He sat on the tree stump to rest.
  • 树桩。
    Zhè ge shù zhuāng yǐ jīng làn le.
    This tree stump has already rotted.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

树shùtree
桩zhuāngstump

树 means tree, and 桩 means stump, so 树桩 is the stump left where a tree was cut.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樹; 树 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
尌
尌shù樹shù
Same sound today

Originally 尌, 'to plant a tree', was written alone; the traditional form 樹 adds 木, 'tree', to it to differentiate.

Open 树 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 桩 →
Appears in
Trees & Forest

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